Eurodiaconia
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| founding | 1995 |
| Seat | Brussels |
| main emphasis | diaconal network |
| Action space | Europe |
| Managing directors | Heather Roy (General Secretary) |
| Website | www.eurodiaconia.org |
Eurodiaconia is a diaconal network of churches and Christian organizations in Europe that provide social work and health care and advocate social justice . The seat of the Secretariat is in Brussels , Belgium .
history
Eurodiaconia was founded and registered as a non-governmental organization in Strasbourg , France in 1995 in accordance with the statutes . In 2008 it was registered in Belgium as an international, non-profit making company. Heather Roy has been Secretary General since 2008.
In 2019, 51 national and regional organizations from 33 countries and regions belong to Eurodiaconia. The members of Eurodiaconia provide social and permanent care, advice and medical care for the most needy.
Eurodiaconia's highest decision-making body is the annual general assembly. It is organized alternately by the member organizations in the respective country in Europe. In 2019 the annual basic meeting took place in Edinburgh , Scotland .
financing
Eurodiaconia is registered as a non-governmental organization in Belgium and receives financial support from the European Union's Employment and Social Innovation program "EaSi" from 2014 to 2020. The main source of income is the membership fees of associated organizations and grants from the European Commission.
Cooperations
Eurodiaconia is a member of the Social Platform network , the Research and Study of Diaconia and Christian Social Practice (ReDi), the European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN) and the Social Services Europe network .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ I. Alestig (2017): Kristna organizers på plats under EU-möte. Dagen , accessed July 22, 2019
- ^ G. van Dijk (2016): Heather Roy: "Bed, bad en brood" voorbeeldig model. Reformatory Dagblad , accessed July 22, 2019
- ^ I. Marie Ruud (2017): Fattigdommen i Europa er et systemproblem. Norge Idag , accessed July 22, 2019
- ↑ Nev. (2019): Eurodiaconia. L'impegno a favore della coesione sociale in un'Europa in crisi , accessed on 22 July 2019
- ↑ K. Kvamme (2017): Bekymret for 'de prekære' i Europa. Vart Land , accessed July 22, 2019
- ↑ R. Van Mulligen (2016): Diaconale organisaties uit 32 landen verenigd rondom gastvrijheid. Nederlands Dagblad , accessed July 22, 2019
- ↑ G. Gillio (2018): La diaconia in Europa guarda al futuro - riforma.it , accessed on July 22, 2019
- ^ Social Platform (2019): Eurodiaconia: Christian NGOs in Edinburgh to reaffirm Scotland's ties with Europe , accessed on July 22, 2019
- ↑ European Commission (2017): Projects and organizations funded by the European Union Program for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI) (PDF; 1.52 MB), accessed on September 13, 2019
- ↑ Eurodiaconia (2018): Annual Report 2018 (PDF), accessed on July 22, 2019
- ↑ Who we are | Social platform .
- ↑ Diaconia Research - Redi .
- ↑ What is EAPN? , accessed on September 13, 2019
- ↑ Our Members , accessed September 13, 2019
- ↑ Eurodiaconia (2019): Eurodiaconia assumes the Social Services Europe Presidency , accessed on July 22, 2019